diff --git a/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go b/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go
index 52d4c2c78..f6a123935 100644
--- a/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go
+++ b/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor.go
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ type Manager struct {
 	refreshLoop   *authAutoRefreshLoop
 
 	requestPrepareLocks sync.Map
+	// refreshLocks serializes credential refresh per auth ID so concurrent
+	// 401 recoveries and auto-refresh workers do not race the same refresh_token.
+	refreshLocks sync.Map
 }
 
 // NewManager constructs a manager with optional custom selector and hook.
@@ -1829,6 +1832,7 @@ func (m *Manager) executeStreamWithModelPool(ctx context.Context, executor Provi
 	}
 	ctx = contextWithRequestedModelAlias(ctx, opts, routeModel)
 	var lastErr error
+	didRefreshOnUnauthorized := false
 	for idx, execModel := range execModels {
 		resultModel := m.stateModelForExecution(auth, routeModel, execModel, pooled)
 		execReq := req
@@ -1843,6 +1847,18 @@ func (m *Manager) executeStreamWithModelPool(ctx context.Context, executor Provi
 			if errCtx := ctx.Err(); errCtx != nil {
 				return nil, errCtx
 			}
+			if refreshed, okRefresh := m.tryRefreshAfterUnauthorized(ctx, auth, errStream, didRefreshOnUnauthorized); okRefresh {
+				auth = refreshed
+				didRefreshOnUnauthorized = true
+				streamResult, errStream = executor.ExecuteStream(ctx, auth, execReq, execOpts)
+				if errStream != nil {
+					if errCtx := ctx.Err(); errCtx != nil {
+						return nil, errCtx
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if errStream != nil {
 			rerr := &Error{Message: errStream.Error()}
 			if se, ok := errors.AsType[cliproxyexecutor.StatusError](errStream); ok && se != nil {
 				rerr.HTTPStatus = se.StatusCode()
@@ -1863,6 +1879,24 @@ func (m *Manager) executeStreamWithModelPool(ctx context.Context, executor Provi
 				discardStreamChunks(streamResult.Chunks)
 				return nil, errCtx
 			}
+			if refreshed, okRefresh := m.tryRefreshAfterUnauthorized(ctx, auth, bootstrapErr, didRefreshOnUnauthorized); okRefresh {
+				discardStreamChunks(streamResult.Chunks)
+				auth = refreshed
+				didRefreshOnUnauthorized = true
+				retryStream, retryErr := executor.ExecuteStream(ctx, auth, execReq, execOpts)
+				if retryErr != nil {
+					if errCtx := ctx.Err(); errCtx != nil {
+						return nil, errCtx
+					}
+					bootstrapErr = retryErr
+					streamResult = &cliproxyexecutor.StreamResult{}
+				} else {
+					streamResult = retryStream
+					buffered, closed, bootstrapErr = readStreamBootstrap(ctx, streamResult.Chunks)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if bootstrapErr != nil {
 			if isRequestInvalidError(bootstrapErr) {
 				rerr := &Error{Message: bootstrapErr.Error()}
 				if se, ok := errors.AsType[cliproxyexecutor.StatusError](bootstrapErr); ok && se != nil {
@@ -2542,6 +2576,7 @@ func (m *Manager) executeMixedOnce(ctx context.Context, providers []string, req
 			continue
 		}
 		var authErr error
+		didRefreshOnUnauthorized := false
 		for _, upstreamModel := range models {
 			resultModel := m.stateModelForExecution(auth, routeModel, upstreamModel, pooled)
 			execReq := req
@@ -2552,11 +2587,23 @@ func (m *Manager) executeMixedOnce(ctx context.Context, providers []string, req
 			execOpts := opts
 			execReq, execOpts = applyRequestAfterAuthInterceptor(execCtx, executor, provider, execReq, execOpts, requestedModelAliasFromOptions(execOpts, routeModel))
 			resp, errExec := executor.Execute(execCtx, auth, execReq, execOpts)
-			result := Result{AuthID: auth.ID, Provider: provider, Model: resultModel, Success: errExec == nil}
 			if errExec != nil {
 				if errCtx := execCtx.Err(); errCtx != nil {
 					return cliproxyexecutor.Response{}, errCtx
 				}
+				if refreshed, okRefresh := m.tryRefreshAfterUnauthorized(execCtx, auth, errExec, didRefreshOnUnauthorized); okRefresh {
+					auth = refreshed
+					didRefreshOnUnauthorized = true
+					resp, errExec = executor.Execute(execCtx, auth, execReq, execOpts)
+					if errExec != nil {
+						if errCtx := execCtx.Err(); errCtx != nil {
+							return cliproxyexecutor.Response{}, errCtx
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			result := Result{AuthID: auth.ID, Provider: provider, Model: resultModel, Success: errExec == nil}
+			if errExec != nil {
 				result.Error = &Error{Message: errExec.Error()}
 				if se, ok := errors.AsType[cliproxyexecutor.StatusError](errExec); ok && se != nil {
 					result.Error.HTTPStatus = se.StatusCode()
@@ -2648,6 +2695,7 @@ func (m *Manager) executeCountMixedOnce(ctx context.Context, providers []string,
 			continue
 		}
 		var authErr error
+		didRefreshOnUnauthorized := false
 		for _, upstreamModel := range models {
 			resultModel := m.stateModelForExecution(auth, routeModel, upstreamModel, pooled)
 			execReq := req
@@ -2658,11 +2706,23 @@ func (m *Manager) executeCountMixedOnce(ctx context.Context, providers []string,
 			execOpts := opts
 			execReq, execOpts = applyRequestAfterAuthInterceptor(execCtx, executor, provider, execReq, execOpts, requestedModelAliasFromOptions(execOpts, routeModel))
 			resp, errExec := executor.CountTokens(execCtx, auth, execReq, execOpts)
-			result := Result{AuthID: auth.ID, Provider: provider, Model: resultModel, Success: errExec == nil}
 			if errExec != nil {
 				if errCtx := execCtx.Err(); errCtx != nil {
 					return cliproxyexecutor.Response{}, errCtx
 				}
+				if refreshed, okRefresh := m.tryRefreshAfterUnauthorized(execCtx, auth, errExec, didRefreshOnUnauthorized); okRefresh {
+					auth = refreshed
+					didRefreshOnUnauthorized = true
+					resp, errExec = executor.CountTokens(execCtx, auth, execReq, execOpts)
+					if errExec != nil {
+						if errCtx := execCtx.Err(); errCtx != nil {
+							return cliproxyexecutor.Response{}, errCtx
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			result := Result{AuthID: auth.ID, Provider: provider, Model: resultModel, Success: errExec == nil}
+			if errExec != nil {
 				result.Error = &Error{Message: errExec.Error()}
 				if se, ok := errors.AsType[cliproxyexecutor.StatusError](errExec); ok && se != nil {
 					result.Error.HTTPStatus = se.StatusCode()
@@ -5696,26 +5756,114 @@ func (m *Manager) markRefreshPending(id string, now time.Time) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+type authRefreshLock struct {
+	mu sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func authAccessToken(auth *Auth) string {
+	if token := authMetadataString(auth, "access_token"); token != "" {
+		return token
+	}
+	return authMetadataString(auth, "accessToken")
+}
+
+func authHasRefreshCredential(auth *Auth) bool {
+	if authMetadataString(auth, "refresh_token") != "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return authMetadataString(auth, "refreshToken") != ""
+}
+
+func clearUnauthorizedModelStates(auth *Auth, now time.Time) []string {
+	if auth == nil || len(auth.ModelStates) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var resumed []string
+	for model, state := range auth.ModelStates {
+		if state == nil || state.LastError == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if state.LastError.StatusCode() != http.StatusUnauthorized && !strings.EqualFold(state.LastError.Code, "unauthorized") {
+			continue
+		}
+		resetModelState(state, now)
+		resumed = append(resumed, model)
+	}
+	if len(resumed) > 0 {
+		updateAggregatedAvailability(auth, now)
+	}
+	return resumed
+}
+
+// tryRefreshAfterUnauthorized refreshes OAuth credentials once after a 401 so the
+// current auth can be retried before fallback/suspend.
+func (m *Manager) tryRefreshAfterUnauthorized(ctx context.Context, auth *Auth, execErr error, alreadyTried bool) (*Auth, bool) {
+	if m == nil || auth == nil || alreadyTried || execErr == nil {
+		return auth, false
+	}
+	if !isUnauthorizedError(execErr) || !authHasRefreshCredential(auth) {
+		return auth, false
+	}
+	log.Debugf("unauthorized response for %s (%s), refreshing credentials before fallback", auth.Provider, auth.ID)
+	refreshed, errRefresh := m.refreshAuthForRequest(ctx, auth.ID, authAccessToken(auth))
+	if errRefresh != nil || refreshed == nil {
+		log.Debugf("credential refresh before fallback failed for %s (%s): %v", auth.Provider, auth.ID, errRefresh)
+		return auth, false
+	}
+	return refreshed, true
+}
+
 func (m *Manager) refreshAuth(ctx context.Context, id string) {
+	_, _ = m.refreshAuthForRequest(ctx, id, "")
+}
+
+// refreshAuthForRequest performs a synchronous credential refresh for the given auth.
+// failedAccessToken lets concurrent callers reuse a refresh that already replaced the
+// access token that produced the unauthorized response.
+func (m *Manager) refreshAuthForRequest(ctx context.Context, id, failedAccessToken string) (*Auth, error) {
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("auth manager is nil")
+	}
 	if ctx == nil {
 		ctx = context.Background()
 	}
+	id = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+	if id == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("auth id is empty")
+	}
+
+	lockValue, _ := m.refreshLocks.LoadOrStore(id, &authRefreshLock{})
+	lock, _ := lockValue.(*authRefreshLock)
+	if lock == nil {
+		lock = &authRefreshLock{}
+		m.refreshLocks.Store(id, lock)
+	}
+	lock.mu.Lock()
+	defer lock.mu.Unlock()
+
 	m.mu.RLock()
 	auth := m.auths[id]
 	var exec ProviderExecutor
-	var cloned *Auth
 	if auth != nil {
 		exec = m.executors[auth.Provider]
-		cloned = auth.Clone()
 	}
 	m.mu.RUnlock()
 	if auth == nil || exec == nil {
-		return
+		return nil, errors.New("auth or executor not found")
 	}
+
+	// Another request may already have refreshed this credential.
+	if failedAccessToken != "" {
+		if currentToken := authAccessToken(auth); currentToken != "" && currentToken != failedAccessToken {
+			return auth.Clone(), nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	cloned := auth.Clone()
 	updated, err := exec.Refresh(ctx, cloned)
 	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 		log.Debugf("refresh canceled for %s, %s", auth.Provider, auth.ID)
-		return
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	log.Debugf("refreshed %s, %s, %v", auth.Provider, auth.ID, err)
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -5743,7 +5891,7 @@ func (m *Manager) refreshAuth(ctx context.Context, id string) {
 		if shouldReschedule {
 			m.queueRefreshReschedule(id)
 		}
-		return
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	if updated == nil {
 		updated = cloned
@@ -5756,11 +5904,27 @@ func (m *Manager) refreshAuth(ctx context.Context, id string) {
 	updated.LastRefreshedAt = now
 	updated.NextRefreshAfter = time.Time{}
 	updated.LastError = nil
+	updated.StatusMessage = ""
+	updated.Unavailable = false
+	if updated.Status == StatusError {
+		updated.Status = StatusActive
+	}
 	updated.UpdatedAt = now
+	modelsToResume := clearUnauthorizedModelStates(updated, now)
 	if m.shouldRefresh(updated, now) {
 		updated.NextRefreshAfter = now.Add(refreshIneffectiveBackoff)
 	}
-	_, _ = m.Update(ctx, updated)
+	saved, errUpdate := m.Update(ctx, updated)
+	for _, model := range modelsToResume {
+		registry.GetGlobalRegistry().ResumeClientModel(id, model)
+	}
+	if errUpdate != nil {
+		log.Debugf("persist refreshed auth %s (%s) failed: %v", auth.Provider, auth.ID, errUpdate)
+	}
+	if saved != nil {
+		return saved, nil
+	}
+	return updated.Clone(), nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) executorFor(provider string) ProviderExecutor {
diff --git a/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor_unauthorized_refresh_test.go b/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor_unauthorized_refresh_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..374519250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/cliproxy/auth/conductor_unauthorized_refresh_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v7/internal/registry"
+	cliproxyexecutor "github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI/v7/sdk/cliproxy/executor"
+)
+
+type unauthorizedRefreshExecutor struct {
+	id string
+
+	mu            sync.Mutex
+	executeCalls  []string
+	streamCalls   []string
+	refreshCalls  int
+	tokenInvalid  map[string]struct{}
+	refreshFail   bool
+	refreshTokens map[string]string
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) Identifier() string { return e.id }
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) Execute(_ context.Context, auth *Auth, _ cliproxyexecutor.Request, _ cliproxyexecutor.Options) (cliproxyexecutor.Response, error) {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	e.executeCalls = append(e.executeCalls, auth.ID)
+	token := authAccessToken(auth)
+	_, invalid := e.tokenInvalid[token]
+	e.mu.Unlock()
+	if invalid {
+		return cliproxyexecutor.Response{}, &Error{
+			HTTPStatus: http.StatusUnauthorized,
+			Message:    "Your authentication token has been invalidated. Please try signing in again.",
+		}
+	}
+	return cliproxyexecutor.Response{Payload: []byte(auth.ID + ":" + token)}, nil
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) ExecuteStream(_ context.Context, auth *Auth, _ cliproxyexecutor.Request, _ cliproxyexecutor.Options) (*cliproxyexecutor.StreamResult, error) {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	e.streamCalls = append(e.streamCalls, auth.ID)
+	token := authAccessToken(auth)
+	_, invalid := e.tokenInvalid[token]
+	e.mu.Unlock()
+	if invalid {
+		return nil, &Error{
+			HTTPStatus: http.StatusUnauthorized,
+			Message:    "Your authentication token has been invalidated. Please try signing in again.",
+		}
+	}
+	ch := make(chan cliproxyexecutor.StreamChunk, 1)
+	ch <- cliproxyexecutor.StreamChunk{Payload: []byte(auth.ID + ":" + token)}
+	close(ch)
+	return &cliproxyexecutor.StreamResult{Headers: http.Header{"X-Auth": {auth.ID}}, Chunks: ch}, nil
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) Refresh(_ context.Context, auth *Auth) (*Auth, error) {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+	e.refreshCalls++
+	if e.refreshFail {
+		return nil, &Error{HTTPStatus: http.StatusUnauthorized, Message: "refresh token invalid"}
+	}
+	if auth.Metadata == nil {
+		auth.Metadata = make(map[string]any)
+	}
+	next := e.refreshTokens[auth.ID]
+	if next == "" {
+		next = "refreshed-access-token"
+	}
+	auth.Metadata["access_token"] = next
+	return auth, nil
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) CountTokens(context.Context, *Auth, cliproxyexecutor.Request, cliproxyexecutor.Options) (cliproxyexecutor.Response, error) {
+	return cliproxyexecutor.Response{}, &Error{HTTPStatus: http.StatusNotImplemented, Message: "not implemented"}
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) HttpRequest(context.Context, *Auth, *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) ExecuteCalls() []string {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+	out := make([]string, len(e.executeCalls))
+	copy(out, e.executeCalls)
+	return out
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) StreamCalls() []string {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+	out := make([]string, len(e.streamCalls))
+	copy(out, e.streamCalls)
+	return out
+}
+
+func (e *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor) RefreshCalls() int {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+	return e.refreshCalls
+}
+
+func newUnauthorizedRefreshFixture(t *testing.T, refreshFail bool) (*Manager, *unauthorizedRefreshExecutor, *Auth, *Auth, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	model := "gpt-5.5"
+	primary := &Auth{
+		ID:       "aa-primary",
+		Provider: "codex",
+		Metadata: map[string]any{
+			"access_token":  "stale-access-token",
+			"refresh_token": "primary-refresh-token",
+		},
+	}
+	backup := &Auth{
+		ID:       "bb-backup",
+		Provider: "codex",
+		Metadata: map[string]any{
+			"access_token":  "backup-access-token",
+			"refresh_token": "backup-refresh-token",
+		},
+	}
+
+	executor := &unauthorizedRefreshExecutor{
+		id: "codex",
+		tokenInvalid: map[string]struct{}{
+			"stale-access-token": {},
+		},
+		refreshFail: refreshFail,
+		refreshTokens: map[string]string{
+			primary.ID: "fresh-access-token",
+		},
+	}
+
+	m := NewManager(nil, nil, nil)
+	m.RegisterExecutor(executor)
+
+	reg := registry.GetGlobalRegistry()
+	reg.RegisterClient(primary.ID, "codex", []*registry.ModelInfo{{ID: model}})
+	reg.RegisterClient(backup.ID, "codex", []*registry.ModelInfo{{ID: model}})
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		reg.UnregisterClient(primary.ID)
+		reg.UnregisterClient(backup.ID)
+	})
+
+	if _, errRegister := m.Register(context.Background(), primary); errRegister != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("register primary: %v", errRegister)
+	}
+	if _, errRegister := m.Register(context.Background(), backup); errRegister != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("register backup: %v", errRegister)
+	}
+
+	return m, executor, primary, backup, model
+}
+
+func TestManager_Execute_UnauthorizedRefreshesCurrentAuthBeforeFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	m, executor, primary, backup, model := newUnauthorizedRefreshFixture(t, false)
+
+	resp, errExecute := m.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"codex"}, cliproxyexecutor.Request{Model: model}, cliproxyexecutor.Options{})
+	if errExecute != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute error = %v, want success on refreshed primary", errExecute)
+	}
+	if got := string(resp.Payload); got != primary.ID+":fresh-access-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("payload = %q, want refreshed primary response", got)
+	}
+
+	if got := executor.RefreshCalls(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Refresh calls = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := executor.ExecuteCalls(); len(got) != 2 || got[0] != primary.ID || got[1] != primary.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute calls = %v, want [primary, primary]", got)
+	}
+	for _, id := range executor.ExecuteCalls() {
+		if id == backup.ID {
+			t.Fatalf("backup auth should not be used when refresh recovers primary")
+		}
+	}
+
+	updated, ok := m.GetByID(primary.ID)
+	if !ok || updated == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("primary auth missing after refresh")
+	}
+	if got := authAccessToken(updated); got != "fresh-access-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("primary access_token = %q, want fresh-access-token", got)
+	}
+	if state := updated.ModelStates[model]; state != nil && state.Unavailable {
+		t.Fatalf("primary model should not remain suspended after successful refresh retry")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestManager_ExecuteStream_UnauthorizedRefreshesCurrentAuthBeforeFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	m, executor, primary, backup, model := newUnauthorizedRefreshFixture(t, false)
+
+	stream, errStream := m.ExecuteStream(context.Background(), []string{"codex"}, cliproxyexecutor.Request{Model: model}, cliproxyexecutor.Options{})
+	if errStream != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ExecuteStream error = %v, want success on refreshed primary", errStream)
+	}
+	if stream == nil || stream.Chunks == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stream result")
+	}
+	chunk, ok := <-stream.Chunks
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stream chunk")
+	}
+	if chunk.Err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stream chunk error = %v", chunk.Err)
+	}
+	if got := string(chunk.Payload); got != primary.ID+":fresh-access-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("stream payload = %q, want refreshed primary response", got)
+	}
+
+	if got := executor.RefreshCalls(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Refresh calls = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := executor.StreamCalls(); len(got) != 2 || got[0] != primary.ID || got[1] != primary.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("Stream calls = %v, want [primary, primary]", got)
+	}
+	for _, id := range executor.StreamCalls() {
+		if id == backup.ID {
+			t.Fatalf("backup auth should not be used when refresh recovers primary")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestManager_Execute_UnauthorizedRefreshFailureFallsBackToNextAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	m, executor, primary, backup, model := newUnauthorizedRefreshFixture(t, true)
+
+	resp, errExecute := m.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"codex"}, cliproxyexecutor.Request{Model: model}, cliproxyexecutor.Options{})
+	if errExecute != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute error = %v, want success via backup", errExecute)
+	}
+	if got := string(resp.Payload); got != backup.ID+":backup-access-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("payload = %q, want backup response", got)
+	}
+
+	if got := executor.RefreshCalls(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Refresh calls = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := executor.ExecuteCalls(); len(got) != 2 || got[0] != primary.ID || got[1] != backup.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute calls = %v, want [primary, backup]", got)
+	}
+
+	updated, ok := m.GetByID(primary.ID)
+	if !ok || updated == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("primary auth missing after failed refresh")
+	}
+	state := updated.ModelStates[model]
+	if state == nil || !state.Unavailable {
+		t.Fatalf("expected primary model to be suspended after refresh failure")
+	}
+	if state.StatusMessage != "unauthorized" && (state.LastError == nil || state.LastError.StatusCode() != http.StatusUnauthorized) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected unauthorized suspension, got state=%+v", state)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestManager_Execute_UnauthorizedWithoutRefreshTokenDoesNotCallRefresh(t *testing.T) {
+	model := "gpt-5.5"
+	primary := &Auth{
+		ID:       "aa-primary-api-key",
+		Provider: "codex",
+		Metadata: map[string]any{
+			"access_token": "stale-access-token",
+		},
+	}
+	backup := &Auth{
+		ID:       "bb-backup-api-key",
+		Provider: "codex",
+		Metadata: map[string]any{
+			"access_token": "backup-access-token",
+		},
+	}
+	executor := &unauthorizedRefreshExecutor{
+		id: "codex",
+		tokenInvalid: map[string]struct{}{
+			"stale-access-token": {},
+		},
+	}
+	m := NewManager(nil, nil, nil)
+	m.RegisterExecutor(executor)
+
+	reg := registry.GetGlobalRegistry()
+	reg.RegisterClient(primary.ID, "codex", []*registry.ModelInfo{{ID: model}})
+	reg.RegisterClient(backup.ID, "codex", []*registry.ModelInfo{{ID: model}})
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		reg.UnregisterClient(primary.ID)
+		reg.UnregisterClient(backup.ID)
+	})
+	if _, errRegister := m.Register(context.Background(), primary); errRegister != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("register primary: %v", errRegister)
+	}
+	if _, errRegister := m.Register(context.Background(), backup); errRegister != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("register backup: %v", errRegister)
+	}
+
+	resp, errExecute := m.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"codex"}, cliproxyexecutor.Request{Model: model}, cliproxyexecutor.Options{})
+	if errExecute != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute error = %v, want success via backup", errExecute)
+	}
+	if got := string(resp.Payload); got != backup.ID+":backup-access-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("payload = %q, want backup response", got)
+	}
+	if got := executor.RefreshCalls(); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Refresh calls = %d, want 0 when no refresh_token is present", got)
+	}
+	if got := executor.ExecuteCalls(); len(got) != 2 || got[0] != primary.ID || got[1] != backup.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute calls = %v, want [primary, backup]", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestManager_Execute_UnauthorizedRefreshThenRetryStillFailsFallsBackOnce(t *testing.T) {
+	m, executor, primary, backup, model := newUnauthorizedRefreshFixture(t, false)
+	// Refresh "succeeds" but hands back another invalidated token.
+	executor.refreshTokens[primary.ID] = "still-invalid-token"
+	executor.mu.Lock()
+	executor.tokenInvalid["still-invalid-token"] = struct{}{}
+	executor.mu.Unlock()
+
+	resp, errExecute := m.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"codex"}, cliproxyexecutor.Request{Model: model}, cliproxyexecutor.Options{})
+	if errExecute != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute error = %v, want success via backup", errExecute)
+	}
+	if got := string(resp.Payload); got != backup.ID+":backup-access-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("payload = %q, want backup response", got)
+	}
+	if got := executor.RefreshCalls(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Refresh calls = %d, want 1 (no refresh loop)", got)
+	}
+	if got := executor.ExecuteCalls(); len(got) != 3 || got[0] != primary.ID || got[1] != primary.ID || got[2] != backup.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("Execute calls = %v, want [primary, primary, backup]", got)
+	}
+}